In a wok over medium-high heat, melt the sugar from the first step with a little oil
4 tablespoons powdered sugar
As soon as it has turned yellow (caramelized, that is), add the meat followed by a tablespoon of sugar (from the second step), fish sauce, water and soy sauce
1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce, 125 ml water, 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, 350 g of pork belly cut into pieces
Let it caramelize, stirring occasionally
Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with rice
Notes
Serve on sushi rice: The combination of caramel sauce with sticky rice is just divine, trust me!Wait for it to caramelize well: The time will depend on your stovetop, but believe me, this is the only really, really important step for caramel pork. Caramel pork without caramel is not caramel pork. Add a spicy note by adding Korean gochujang towards the end of cooking.You can also add some vegetables (onion and garlic) by sautéing them beforehand before putting the sugar to melt, and add them a few minutes after putting in the meat.If you don't want to bother adding vegetables to the recipe, you can make my Cantonese rice, my quick Cantonese rice or my fried rice better than at the restaurant.